FW: thoughts running through my mind

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prasad jonnal [devi]

Friday, November 19, 1999 8:23 AM

advaitin

thoughts running through my mind

 

 

Advaitam is one of the hardest philosophies to comprehend. I have

not studied it much--so my interpretation of it is very simple. There

is no separation between God and me--you, him, it--etc. With this

simple and powerful understanding--sometimes my mind questions--"if

there is nothing separating me and God--what other separation exists

in this world?" What other difference exists?--What other

spirituality is there except Universality or Oneness? Then, where is

the scope for any other differences? What is good and what is

bad-?-Why are they different and separate? We want to teach good

things to our children. Why do they learn bad things? Will every

child who is taught good things become good? Will every child taught

to do bad really do so? There is no one to teach anything to some

unfortunate orphaned children. Who teaches them the right things? Each

child is influenced by someone in his life--in both good and bad

ways--who controls that?

Each of us is introduced to a Guru - a teacher--to guide us in

the path already chosen or destined. As each of us continues our

earthly journey, we encounter various gurus--teachers who make us

aware of what we already know--just open the door to the knowledge

that we are universal. They make us aware of it.They help us accept

our differences. Once accepted, the differences cease to exist. So

plurality becomes nonexistent. Similarly, till there is an ego-filled

'I'ness--there is duality. Advaitam can exist only without the egoless

'I'. If one says "I am God"--there is still the duality, even when

unity is emphasised.

When one understands that he is the manifestation of God--given a

human body to fulfill God's purposes--that seems to be the total

'Oneness' we want to achieve. At this point there is no good or

bad--everything just IS .We don't have to go and look for a

guru--everything opens up clearly and gets understood simply. No

questions--no quests-no requests. Moment by moment we all move along

in our paths. As we move on, we observe the universe as it is--not as

how we want it to be. We laugh at things or we cry--but we feel for

each other and we experience everything. The 'fear of passiveness of

just acceptance and doing nothing about it' is removed as we

experience everything.

These are just thoughts rushing through the mind.They are not

intended to be controversial or critical of anyone.